In the post-pandemic educational landscape, many educators find that they are increasingly asked to provide support to their students that far exceeds the curricular requirements; support in incorporating and navigating life-changing and at times life-threatening events, feelings of anxiety, and uncertainty. Many educators who returned to post-pandemic...
There are clearly myriad factors that influence classroom dynamics. It struck me recently, however, that the simple fact of the number of students is one of the more overlooked. It led me to the following short reflection on the possible interaction patterns available to a teacher depending on how many faces they find looking up at them. We’ll start at...
Do We Actually Foster Intrapersonal Skills?
The application of new approaches with the goal of improving one’s services and quality of work is a common practice observed in any professional sphere. English Language Teaching is no exception. If we were to count the innovations rendered in our field, one would be baffled by the plethora of techniques...
For years, I was a people-pleaser and never felt good enough. I focused on making others happy, avoiding or better being afraid of failure and criticism. Believe it or not, I was struggling with anxiety when I started working, back in 2011, and I was disappointed if I did not meet the expectations that the others had set for me. By the way, friendly...
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Recently a small but important survey was conducted in our school which sought to explore how our teachers and students incorporate and value the expression of emotions during lessons. The survey results offered several interesting insights which I would like to share with you here, especially as, according to the literature, the...
I live and work among teachers. My partner is a great teacher, I have close friends who are teachers, I train teachers, I spend every single day of my life with teachers! One of the things we keep on talking about is professional development. Is CPD really important for educators? What makes a great seminar really great? Finally, when reading a teacher’s...
Foundations Of Teaching for Learning 1, 2, Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching
Bullying is occasionally seen to be a problem that only affects children and teenagers, but what happens when the bullies are adults who work in the same industry? Unfortunately, bullying is not limited to students in schools; it can also occur among teachers. Teachers...
Pronunciation has traditionally taken a secondary role in language teaching compared to grammar and lexis.
Very often even experienced teachers are reluctant to tackle pronunciation issues in class. There may be at least two reasons why pronunciation tends to be neglected: firstly, the lack of clear guidelines and rules available in course books, and...
Almost one hundred and sixty years have already passed since the initial publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. One summer afternoon of 1862, Charles Ludwidge Dodgson, a professor in mathematics at Oxford University, created the sophisticated world of fantasy in the form of a short story told by himself to sisters Liddell during their...
